Mastering the West : Rome and Carthage at War Paperback / softback
by Dexter (, Retired Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney) Hoyos
Part of the Ancient Warfare and Civilization series
Paperback / softback
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To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning-point in world history is a vast understatement.
These vicious battles pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivaled giant and the other a literal pile of ash.
To later observers, a collision between these civilizations seemed inevitable and yet, to the Romans and Carthaginians at the time, war erupted seemingly out of nowhere and was expected to be a short and trivial skirmish.
Mastering the West offers a superlative narrative of all three wars as they are generally divided, while treating a full range of themes: the antagonists' military, naval, economic, and demographic resources and strategic opportunities; the political structures of both republics; questions of leadership and the contributions of leaders like Hannibal, Fabius the Delayer, Scipio Africanus, Masinissa, and Scipio Aemilianus; and the postwar impact of the conflicts on the participants and victims.
Dexter Hoyos, a leading expert of the period, treats the two great powers evenly, without forgetting the important roles played by Syracuse, Macedon, and especially Numidia.
Written with verve in a clear, accessible style, with a range of illustrations and newly-commissioned maps, Mastering the West is sure to restructure our understanding of this critical period in ancient history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:360 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:20/07/2017
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- ISBN:9780190663452
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:360 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:20/07/2017
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- ISBN:9780190663452
